Collar attaching means



March 16, 1937. R. N. HELDENBRAND COLLAR ATTACHING MEANS Filed Sept 17, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor [f 1/ Ha/denfiwmyd Attorneys March 16, 1937. R. N. HELDENBRAND COLLAR ATTACHING MEANS Fil ed Sept. 17, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Attorneys Patented Mar. 16, 1937 r UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ooLLAR ATTACHING MEANS Rae N. Heldenbrand, San Diego, Calif.

" Application September 17, 1936, Serial No. 101,303

3 Claims.

tachable collar thereto without the use of the usual buttons and button holes.

Still another very important object of the invention is to provide a means for attaching J shirt collars which will be invisible and wherein the securing elements will not contact with the skin of the wearer.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a collar attaching means of the aforementioned character for shirts which will be comparatively simplein construction, strong, durable, highly efficient and reliable in use, comfortable and which; may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become g apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and wherein:-

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of the upper portion of a shirt and collar equipped with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a View in front elevation of the upper portion of the shirt with the collar omitted.

Figure ,3 is a View in horizontal section, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a view in rear elevation of the upper portion of the shirt.

Figure 5 is an elevational view of the collar, showing same in its fiat form and looking at the inner side thereof.

Figure 6 is a view in horizontal section through one end portion of the collar taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

Figure '7 is a View in horizontal section through the other end portion of the collar, taken substantially on the line 'I--'I of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a detail view in perspective of the 5 front securing bar.

Figure 9 is a detail view inperspective of the rearsecuring bar.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the reference numeral I desigl nates the upper portion of a shirt which is provided with a neck band 2.

The free lower edge of the outer fold of the neck band 2 is stitched,

as at 3.

An opening 4 (see Figure 4) is provided in the outer fold of the neck band 2 at the rear thereof for a purpose which will be presently set forth. The inner fold of the neck band 2 is designated by the reference numeral 5 and the outer fold thereof meral 6.

As illustrated to advantage in Figures 2 and 3 by the reference nuof the drawings, one end portion of the neck band 2 has formed therein a vertically elongated opening 'I.

On the other end portion of the neck band 2 the outer fold 6 thereof is provided with spaced slits providing a vertical loop 8 which is adapted to through the opening I.

be projected forwardly The reference numeral 9 designates a bar of suitable resilient metal which is adapted to be inserted through the loop 8 after said loop is projected through the opening 1 for releasably securing the neck band 2 closed. The front securing part 9 comprises a forwardly offset end portion II) providing a shoulder I I.

The reference numeral I2 designates generally a detachable collar comprising inner and outer folds I3 and M, respectively. The inner fold I3 is provided, at the back spaced, vertical slits I5 providing a loop of the collar I2, with I6 reception of one end of 9. Adjacent the mouth the front seeming bar of the pocket H the inner fold I3 of the collar I2 is further provided with an opening I8. mit the forwardly offset The opening I8 is to perend portion II] of the front securing bar 9 to be inserted through the inner fold I3 of the collar I2 from the inner side to the outer side of said inner fold. It will be observed that the pocket I1 is on the inner side of the inner fold I3 of the collar. The

flexibility of the front securing bar 9 will permit the end portion ID of said securing bar to be inserted through the opening I8 after the other end of said securing bar has been engaged in'the pocket H.

The reference numeral I9 designates a pocket on the inner fold I3 of the collar I2 at the other end of said collar.

The pocket I9 is for the reception of the forwardly offset end portion ll] of the front securing bar 9.

It is thought that the manner of securing the collar to the shirt will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. The resilient back securing bar I! is first mounted in the loop [6 and the projecting end portions thereof are then inserted or engaged beneath the outer fold 6 of the neck band 2 through the opening 4, thereby firmly but detachably securing the collar to the back of said neck band. Adjacent the opposite sides of the opening 4, the outer fold 6 of the neck band 2 is secured by vertical rows of stitches 2| for retaining the bar I1 against longitudinal movement. The end portions of the; neck band 2 are then brought together in overlapping relation (see Figure 3) and the loop 8 is drawn forwardly through the opening I, after which the front securing bar 9 is inserted through said loop 8. The shoulder or abutment H functions to retain the front securing bar 9 in position against longitudinal movement and compensates for the thickness of the inner portion of the collar [3. The end portion of the collar I2 which carries the pocket H is then brought around the neck and the offset end portion 10 of the front securing bar 9 is inserted through the opening Hi. The other end portion of the front securing bar 9 is then engaged in the pocket l1, thus securing this end of the collar. The other end of the collar I2 is then brought around the neck and the end portion ID of the securing bar 9 is engaged in the pocket I9. The operation of attaching the collar has thus been completed. It will be noted that the securing elements 9 and l! are provided with rounded ends and that the pockets l1 and I9 are correspondingly shaped. The reference numeral 20 designates the usual wings with which the collar l2 may be provided.

It is believed that the many advantages of a shirt collar attaching means constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:-

1. The combination with a. shirt comprising a neck band having an opening in one end portion thereof and a flexible loop on its other end portion adapted to be inserted through the opening, of a securing bar adapted to be inserted through the loop for securing the ends of the neck band together, and a collar, said collar comprising a pocket on one end for the reception of one end of the securing bar, said collar having an opening in said one end portion thereof adjacent the pocket for the passage of the other end portion of the securing bar, and a pocket on the other end'of the collar for the reception of said other end portion of the securing bar.

2. The combination with a shirt comprising a I neck band having an opening in one end portion thereof and a flexible loop on its other end portion adapted to be inserted through the opening, of a securing bar adapted to be inserted through the loop for securing the ends of the neck band together, and a collar, said collar comprising a pocket on one end for the reception of one end of the securing bar, said collar having an opening in said one end portion thereof adjacent the pocket for the passage of the other end portion of the securing bar, and a pocket on the other end of the collar for the reception of said other end portion of the securing bar, said securing bar being of resilient metal and including a shoulder at an intermediate point for abutting engagement with the loop for retaining said securing bar in position in said loop.

3. The combination with a shirt including a neck band having an opening in one end portion thereof and including a flexible loop on its other end portion adapted to be inserted through the opening, of a securing bar adaptedto be inserted through the loop, and a collar comprising pockets on its end portions for the reception of the ends of the securing bar, said collar having an opening in one end portion for the passage of one end portion of said securing bar.

RAE N. HELDENBRAND. 

